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The Inevitable Dismantling Of Podcast Directories
Even though millions of people manage to find something to listen to, podcast directories kind of suck for most podcasters. Making them suck less might lead to a massive shakeup in the podcast ecosystem.
Disintermediation is a constant threat to most service providers, especially if the services provided in the middle of the transaction aren't visible during the transaction. In our podcasting space, a trend towards disintermediation has been quietly developing for years. And it leaves me wondering when, not if, the big apps, namely Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Google Podcasts, will disintermediate a mainstay of podcasting - podcast media hosting companies.
Just today, Apple released a new quasi-exclusive podcast called Apple News Today. It is a short form daily reading of the headlines, much like Podnews, only not just about podcasting. It's a collection of headlines narrated between two hosts over the course of seven to eight minutes.
That this new show isn't being published to other apps/directories isn't surprising. It's not "news about Apple, today". It's worthy news curated by Apple, for Apple customers. So, of course, that's exclusive to the Apple ecosystem.
What is surprising is that Apple isn't using a podcast media hosting company to host this podcast. (Thanks for tracking that down, Dan!)
Which means that, at least in part, Apple had to build their own podcast media hosting service to make this happen.
And if they dedicated precious developer resources to do this, they must have designs on hosting more podcast audio content directly.
Why Borrow When You Can Build?
Hosting content directly gives Apple a lot more flexibility than relying on media files hosted elsewhere. We already see that here: Apple News Today is pushed out to the Apple News app. And it might make sense to be made available in other Apple-owned destinations — apps, operating systems, etc. — in the future.
Spotify is marching quickly down the exclusive path. They recently bought the biggest podcast on the planet with publicly-stated plans to make it completely exclusive to Spotify. That means being served directly from Spotify servers, not relying on a third-party hosting platform.
And as with Apple, Spotify isn't going to spend the development resources to build a podcast media hosting service unless they plan on doing more.
The Trouble With Aging Technology
Here's my current thinking: With the possible exception of Google Podcasts, none of these really big apps need to rely on podcast hosting companies. None of these really big apps need to ingest content from RSS feed.
Yes, I realize that the entire 16 years of podcasting was built and continues to run on RSS feeds and third-party hosting companies. I am not suggesting that bedrock of podcasting will disappear tomorrow.
But I am saying that as these big podcast directories and apps continue to grow and look for ways of differentiation to maintain and/or increase market share, they'll come to this realization. They probably already have.
The cost of hosting and serving podcast media files and is, at least for these power players, pretty low. When you're a big company already paying big money to serve other forms of media files, hosting and bandwidth are already part of your cost structure, with several economies of scale already built-in. So what's one more type of media file hosting and serving? No big deal.
Google Podcasts might be an exception here. Google's entire charge is linking to content that lives somewhere where else (and monetizing SERPs). And Google Podcasts rolls nicely into their search engine results pages, so they don't have as much incentive to move away from the current system.
But for the others, self-serving is powerful. Having exclusive shows on their respective platforms is nice, but it's just the start of what they can do when they host and serve podcasts directly.
Unlocking App/Directory Creativity
For as powerful and democratizing as RSS fees are, by definition, they limit what information apps & directories have to work with.
Imagine for a moment, a different world without podcast hosting companies. In this alternate universe, podcasters would log into Apple Podcasts Connect and upload the media file directly to Apple, filling out a form and supplying additional content Apple could use to publish the episode across Apple's ecosystem.
Then the podcaster would do the same for Spotify, probably filling out a similar form and supplying different additional content to Spotify because they do things differently.
And then the same for Pandora. And maybe Amazon if Audible finally gets deeper into the podcasting world. And then whoever else jumps into the fray.
That sounds a little dystopian, doesn't it? But before you say, "No one would do that! It's the one-size-fits-all uniformity of RSS feeds that enabled the 1MM+ podcasts to exist in the first place!", I suggest you look at ebook publishing. Because what I just described is exactly what independent publishers have to deal with. Logging on to multiple accounts, uploading similar (but not exactly the same) formats, filling out similar but different forms, and providing extra content in formats specific to each publisher.
That rigamarole hasn't slowed down ebook publishing.
One Middleman Falls, Another Rises To Take Their Place
Here's the thing about disintermediation: new companies almost always rise to take advantage of the churn caused by the disruption. If the alternate world I put forth comes to pass, rest assured that a new player will crop up to streamline that process. They already exist in the publishing world and provide a single interface that collects all the relevant files and data, then pushing to each publisher just the ones that publisher needs. And, naturally, taking some form of payment or percentage for their troubles.
So it's that just further evidence of why RSS feeds and third-party podcast media hosting companies exist? Isn't that the service they provide?
Not really. Right now, all the apps and directories are forced to accept the standard RSS feed. Sure, they can (and have) extended RSS feeds to accommodate special needs, like the <serial> and <episodic> tags that Apple Podcasts convinced podcast hosting companies to include a few years ago.
But that's an inefficient path. Why convince the third-party to spend dev resources when you could just ask the second-party — that's you and me, working podcaster — to give you additional info?
Efficiency Trumps Exclusivity (But Both Are Nice)
Apple is already collecting and presenting data not contained in our RSS feeds. I'm speaking of the "Cast & Crew" section of select podcasts you might have noticed in Apple Podcasts. Those data aren't passed in the feed. That's direct input from the show owner.
Spend some quality time with the Apple Podcasts app (or web app), and you'll realize there are often show-specific graphics of different sizes and formats than just the square artwork. Again, those aren't coming from the feed. They come from direct input from the show owner.
Requiring direct input from show owners is a risk in a fractured landscape… unless your company name is YouTube.
But I can't look at these recent moves and see any future where each of the big apps/directories doesn't start hosing and serving media files on their own. That sure does seem to be the direction they're all headed right now.
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No episodes on Friday, so I'll be back on Monday with yet another Podcast Pontifications.
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 25-28
By Lance Knobel May 25, 2018, 1 p.m. June 12, 2019
Blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland performs at the Freight & Salvage on Saturday night. Photo: WXPN
SHEMEKIA COPELAND Vocalist Shemekia Copeland's most recent album, Outskirts of Love, won the Blues Music Award for best album of the year. She'll be performing at the Freight & Salvage on Saturday. Here's what the Chicago Sun-Times had to say: "Shemekia's a ball-of-fire vocalist with a voice that's part Memphis, part Chicago and all woman… devastatingly powerful. She's a great singer, period." Saturday, May 26, 8 p.m., Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.
SARAH CAHILL Pianist Sarah Cahill, whom The New York Times has called "fiercely gifted," performs a solo concert on Sunday at the Berkeley Art Museum. Cahill, a champion of modern and contemporary composers, will play works by Lou Harrison, Jon Scoville, Paul Dresher and Ruth Crawford. She'll be joined for two pieces by violinist Kate Stenberg. Sunday, May 27, 1 p.m., BAMPFA, 2155 Center St.
WONDER WOMEN The Berkeley Art Center opens its exhibition "Wonder Women: Local Treasures" this weekend. Curator George Krevsky has gathered a group of 10 women artists: Helen Berggruen, Kay Bradner, Stacey Carter, Dana DeKalb, Lisa Esherick, Robbin Henderson, Naomie Kramer, Diana Krevsky, Tabitha Soren ("Lindsey," left) and Jan Wurm. Here's what BAC has to say: "Sometimes political, often lyrical and surreal, these artists balance their personal and professional lives with the needs of their communities." Exhibition runs until June 30. Opening reception Saturday, May 26, 6-8 p.m., Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St.
STOMPY JONES Stompy Jones, which takes its name from a classic Duke Ellington tune, has a repertoire which features revivals of classics by Louis Jordan, Earl Hines, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Prima, Roy Milton and others. It'll be bringing down the house at Ashkenaz on Saturday night (dance lesson at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.). How can you resist this: "Stompy Jones boasts musicians who have been playing this music all their lives, with sizzling horns, slapping bass, and irrepressible dance drum beats. Hank Maninger plays guitar and belts and shouts the blues, with trumpeter Rob Dehlinger and saxophonist Keith Crossan trading riffs with boogie-woogie pianist William Beatty. Drummer Lee Beary and bassist 'Little David' Rose keep the rhythm section tight." Saturday, May 26, 8 p.m., Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
ROSES IN BLOOM Our gray May is supposed to break into beautiful sunshine on Sunday. If that's the case, what could be better than enjoying the Berkeley Rose Garden with a musical background? You can wander the 1,500 rose bushes, take in views of the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, and listen to jazz music performed by the Bay Area Jazz Society on Saturday afternoon, as part of this year's Roses in Bloom Acoustical Series. Saturday, May 26, 3-5 p.m., Berkeley Rose Garden, 1200 Euclid Ave.
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The Hard Questions About Sex, Consent, and Free Will
By Keith Bowers
Wed Sep 29th, 2010 4:00am
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A casual encounter goes terribly wrong. A woman is raped. Later she examines her experience. She looks up her attacker and confronts him. She records the conversation using a hidden camera. She decides to include it in a film, The Line. But the personal story told by Nancy Schwartzman isn't simple. She's not a "perfect victim" as judged by our culture. In the film she speaks with sex workers, abuse survivors, and activists to discuss justice, accountability, and what some call "rape culture." It's an old question – where is the line defining consent? – but it's told from a sex-positive perspective. Schwartzman has started a larger dialogue about consent, sex, pleasure, and boundaries through her film and a website. The issues she confronts are especially relevant in San Francisco, where a culture of sexual openness and exploration often runs headlong into a certain strain of feminism. Can a consenting, self-aware woman, for example, engage in submissive behavior at the hands of a man and still call herself a feminist? Can she say "no" when she means "yes"? On the other hand, can a progressive-minded, egalitarian man inflict pain on a woman if the context is safe, sane, and consensual without being labeled a misogynist or rapist? What are our personal boundaries, how do we maintain them, and whose rules do we follow? Schwartzman appears tonight at the Center for Sex and Culture to screen The Line. She will then be part of a panel discussion including Carol Queen, staff sexologist for Good Vibrations and a founder of the Center for Sex and Culture, as well as Tracy Clark Flory of Salon.com's Broadsheet blog.
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So the Scallywagathon finished yesterday and I completely didn't realise. For some reason, I was thinking that it was finishing today! Anyway, luckily I finished the last 2 books for the challenges yesterday and had started another book today that didn't go towards the challenges, it was just an extra.
I was originally going to read the eBook of this but I wasn't finding it that interesting, so I decided to give the audiobook ago. I still didn't love the book, but it was easier to get through using the audiobook than physically reading it.
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New Zealand Passes Domestic Violence Leave Laws
by Reception | Jul 24, 2018 | Domestic Violence | 0 comments
New Zealand has passed new legislation which guarantees that the victims of domestic violence have paid leave while escaping an abusive partner. A new bill passed by the country's legislature is intended to ensure that survivors are supported in the workplace while they make changes at home.
The bill is among some of the world's first legislation supporting victims that will give survivors the right to ask for 10 days of paid domestic violence leave in addition to sick days and holidays.
The bill was introduced in 2016, and will take effect in 2019. The bill passed with 63 votes to 57.
The legislation's sponsor, Jan Logie of New Zealand's Green Party, said the bill benefits everyone.
"We have a massive social problem measured in lives lost, the profound harm done, and significant lost productivity in business. This bill is a win for victims, a win for business and, ultimately, a win for all of us," she said.
Domestic violence victims do not have to provide proof of their circumstances, and will also be entitled to fast-tracked flexible work conditions designed to ensure their safety, such as changing their work location, changing their email address and having their contact details removed from the business's website.
"Domestic violence doesn't respect that split between work and life. A huge amount of research tells us a large number of abusive partners bring the violence into the workplace," said Logie. "Be that by stalking their partner, by constant emails or phone calls or threatening them or their workmates. And some of that is about trying to break their attachment to their job to get them fired or get them to quit so they are more dependent on their partner. It is very common."
This is a huge step forward for New Zealand, which has the highest rates of domestic violence in the developed world. The country spends between NZ$4.1 billion and $7 billion a year responding to domestic violence cases, reports The Guardian.
Holly Carrington, a spokeswoman for Shine, a charity helping victims of domestic abuse, said: "It sets a solid benchmark for what businesses are legally required to do and we need to be clear that employers can do this from a perspective of self-interest, because by helping those staff they will be retaining valuable employees and improving productivity."
Dr Ang Jury, the chief executive of Women's Refuge said that bill would not immediately stop domestic violence, but would help shift the culture around it while supporting survivors.
"We know women's economic situation is pivotal to her choices that decides what she can and can't do," she told The Guardian. "If she can retain her job and retain the confidence of her employer, whilst still dealing with domestic issues, then that is great news."
Unpaid Domestic Violence Leave Takes Effect in Australia
Australian workers can also expect new domestic violence leave laws to come into effect from August 1.
From the first full pay period on or after August 1, 2018, many workers will be able to apply for unpaid family and domestic violence leave. The new leave entitlement comes after a recent Fair Work Commission decision, and applies to those covered by an industry or occupation award including casual employees.
According to the Commission's website, it will be updating all industry and occupation awards to include a new clause allowing employees to take the new form of leave.The new unpaid leave will enable workers to take five days off each year.
Under the Commission's definition, "family and domestic violence means violent, threatening or other abusive behaviour by an employee's family member that seeks to coerce or control the employee or causes them harm or fear".
A family member can include: a spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, a worker's current or former spouse or de facto partner's child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, or a person related to the worker according to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship rules.
There is no requirement for an AVO to be in place. However, there are some good ways to validate the request. The evidence can come in a number of forms; such as a police report, court documents, a note from a family violence support service, or a statutory declaration.
The Turnbull Government will be introducing legislation in the next parliamentary sitting to ensure all workers covered by the Fair Work Act will have access to five days family and domestic violence leave.
This will extend coverage to an extra six million workers who won't be immediately covered from August 1.
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Research Fellow in Microfluidic Medical Devices
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Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Engineering & Technology, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Life sciences, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences
Academic Posts, Research Fellowships
Do you want to participate to the translation of a research idea in a real commercial solution? Do you want to improve methods for animal research and reduce the use of animals in research? Are you excited about contributing to scientific research in fertility? Are you able to manage a multicentre project, connect with international users and analyse their feedback?
We are looking for a proactive individual to join our multidisciplinary team in Leeds and to validate our new technology with end users and define a commercial product.
Our group is focused on the development of new techniques and devices for improving for diagnosis and treatment of infertility. In our team we couple our knowledge and experience in engineering and entrepreneurship with reproductive science and assistive reproductive technology to propose new solutions to current limitation in animal and human reproduction.
This vacancy is created by an NC3Rs – Medical Research Council (MRC) Business Growth Scheme (BGS) grant awarded to Dr. Pensabene which aims to complete the validation of a microfluidic device for mouse embryo culture, to complete a thorough stakeholder and market analysis in preparation for the commercialization of the technology. You will work on the BGS project (From challenge to solution: definition of the characteristics of a new disposable product to improve murine embryos handling and transfer procedures) managing the full project and all the activities.
The manufacturing will be conducted by an external company, that will be instructed by you in terms of device characteristics, materials and delivery time. The external validation will be carried out at the Francis Crick Institute and at the University of Oxford and you will coordinate the experiments and analyse the results. A final phase will be dedicated to the definition of the end users' needs and the optimization of the product for commercialization purpose.
Holding a PhD (or close to completion) in Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Material Science, Biology, Physics or related disciplines, you will have a proven laboratory experience and track-record in biotechnology, cell culture and microscopy, together with a proactive, enthusiastic approach to research and innovation.
Virginia Pensabene, PhD, University Academic Fellow in Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Tel: +44 (0) 771 3371521 or email: v.pensabene@leeds.ac.uk
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Location: Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service: Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences
School/Institute: School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Section: The Pollard Institute
Category: Research
Working Time: 50% full time equivalent
Contract Type: Fixed Term (Up to one year, available from 15 January 2020, to end by 14 January 2021)
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LINE and Venture Republic Sign Agreement for Capital and Business Alliance in Travel Sector
2018.07.11 Corporate Announcement
● Leverage the knowledge from Venture Republic's "Travel.jp" and LINE's mobile messaging platform in order to provide a cohesive end-to-end travel service through "LINE Travel"
TOKYO – July 11, 2018 – LINE Corporation ("LINE Corp.") and Venture Republic Inc. ("Venture Republic") have signed an agreement for a capital and business alliance in the travel sector.
LINE Corp. will invest in Venture Republic for 34% worth of equity ownership through this alliance. Together with 3 new directors and 1 new corporate auditor from LINE Corp., Venture Republic will further enhance its board and management team. The new board will consist of 6 directors and 2 corporate auditors. Venture Republic's current CEO Kei Shibata and COO Kenichi Shibata will remain as the company's representatives.
Venture Republic operates "Travel.jp," a leading online travel metasearch and media outlet for travelers in Japan with over 15 million monthly visitors. Users can search and compare over 1.1 million airfares and package tours offered by 250 travel companies as well as 30,000 domestic accommodations and 1.3 million international accommodations. Furthermore, Travel.jp also provides "Travel.jp Travel Guide," an online information source focusing on travel in which travel experts (travel writers/bloggers) share their ideas on destinations, accommodations and local activities.
LINE Corporation, operating under its corporate mission of "Closing the Distance," provides its over 75 million monthly active users in Japan with high value-added services as the company moves forward with its all-inclusive Smart Portal strategy, through which the LINE messaging app serves as a gateway that seamlessly connects users to people, information, services, companies, and brands. The "LINE Commerce Gateway" was introduced in 2017 as a new concept enabling users to start every shopping journey from within LINE. Two new services were launched as part of this concept: "LINE Shopping" and "LINE Delima." By creating new touchpoints between users and businesses, LINE has been providing a unique and seamless shopping experience to users. Through this alliance with Travel.jp, LINE Travel (launched June 28) is the latest service to join the LINE Commerce Gateway, and will enable users to search for, compare, and book domestic and overseas trips.
Through this capital and business alliance, LINE and Travel.jp will work together to maximize their use of LINE's massive user-base together with the knowledge Travel.jp has built up in order to create an end-to-end service that can recommend the perfect travel arrangements – from before (when the user gets the urge to travel and through the planning/reservation phase), during (mid-trip activity and restaurant arrangements phase), and after (the post-trip phase of sharing memories and recommendations) –for each individual user. To illustrate, should travelers' plans be disrupted by rain, travelers will be able to receive information on recommended indoor activities on LINE platform by utilizing LINE's real-time, location-based service and matching relevant content from Travel.jp's selection of activities and restaurants that can still be enjoyed even on a rainy day.
— Comment from Takeshi Idezawa (Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer of LINE Corporation):
The "LINE Commerce Gateway" was introduced last year as a new concept enabling users to start every shopping journey from within LINE, with LINE Travel (launched last month) being the latest service to join the LINE Commerce Gateway. Venture Republic's Travel.jp enables users to not only search for and compare airfare, tours, and hotels, but it also provides a vast amount of content that leaves its users feeling satisfied with their whole travel experience from start to finish, such as through its travel expert-curated "Guide Pages" that show off the wonders of the places users can visit. As such, I am pleased to be able to provide through this capital and business alliance with Venture Republic an end-to-end travel service that takes users beyond the end of their vacation where they can share their memories with friends, in addition to suggesting travel plans even better optimized for each user and providing more enriching travel experiences.
— Comment from Kei Shibata (Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer of Venture Republic Inc.):
Travel and tourism is a big industry that accounts for 10% of the world's GDP. As the travel and tourism market in Japan continues to grow with a highlight by the increase of demand for inbound visits to Japan, the online travel market in Japan utilizing the Internet is expected to achieve higher growth yet. Since 2001, Venture Republic has been focusing on building businesses in online travel space through running Travel.jp, Trip101 and other online properties. Today, Travel.jp has become Japan's largest online travel metasearch & travel guide media attracting more than 15 million monthly users. With the increasing use of smartphones by travelers, this partnership between LINE, which operates the LINE application that has become an overwhelming user platform for mobile, and Travel.jp, which aggregates over 6.5 million travel products from 250 travel companies and more than 27,000 travel guide articles written by 500 travel experts, will allow us to provide some of the most unique online travel services in the world that address end-to-end needs of travelers. I am thrilled with this great opportunity.
Execution date of Share Transfer Agreement: July 11, 2018
Planned Share Acquisition Date: August 1, 2018 (tentative)
Company Overviews
LINE Corporation
Location of Head Office: JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower 23F, 4-1-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Business: Provision and operation of the LINE messaging app and content and services made available on the LINE platform, in addition to other web service businesses, providing financial services, and AI businesses
Representative: Takeshi Idezawa, Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer
Established: September 4, 2000
Number of Employees: 1,692 (non-consolidated; as of April 30, 2018)
Capital: JPY 92.728 billion (As of March 31, 2018)
Venture Republic Inc.
Location of Head Office: NishiAzabu Building, 4-3-11 NishiAzabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business: Media operation business etc. aimed at assisting consumers in their purchasing activities including those related to travel
Representatives: Kei Shibata, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer; Kenichi Shibata, Representative Director and Chief Operating Officer
Established: August 1, 2013
Number of Employees: 48 (as of June 30, 2018)
Capital: JPY 10 million (as of March 31, 2018)


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"Just a Fool's Hope": A Review of a Chris Hedges' Lecture
September 6, 2018 October 11, 2018 by tripleslice
Well, I watched a YouTube video yesterday of a talk given by journalist Chris Hedges that is really powerful and I can't stop thinking about it. It is a no-holds barred, eyes-wide-open and unflinching look at the condition of the United States and touched also on climate change. Hedges has just published a new book called "America: The Farewell Tour." So first, here are some links:
The book:
http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/America-The-Farewell-Tour/Chris-Hedges/9781501152672
The lecture:
Now, as one of the undoubtedly many non-American people around the world who are watching with panic and horror at the train wreck of the American political system, this talk rang very true. He isn't pulling any punches. I could summarize, but it would be better to just watch it yourself and get the full story.
However, I wanted to highlight three things that stuck out for me. The first is that while he wasn't able to get into a full discussion of climate change in that particular lecture, apparently it is addressed more fully in the book and he really gets it. One man stands up in the Q & A and, voice choked up, tells Hedges that because of him, he has become vegan and it has changed his life completely. I wanted to applaud. Hedges became a vegan when he found out the environmental cost of animal agriculture and he responded that it was the biggest impact any one person can have on the state of the environment. Furthermore, once you understand the impact on the environment, it also gets a person thinking about these exploitative corporations that churn living creatures into a consumptive object. This has become my litmus test as to whether an environmentalist truly understands the crisis we face as a species; are they vegan or transitioning to become so? If not, then we need to let them know and help in any way we can to support them in transitioning. As Hedges points out, we may feel like we can't as individuals do much, but every single person can wake up every morning and change the world by eating a plant-based diet.
The second thing I noted was a comment he makes that I made myself in a Facebook declaration about four years ago. Hedges says that this fight to halt climate change may be a losing battle. We may not make it through this crisis intact, if at all. But he wants his kids to know that he did everything in his power to stop it. That's how I feel, and maybe you can relate too. I thought instantly of Gandalf, talking to Pippin on the eve of battle: "There never was much hope ... Just a fool's hope." It is the bravest thing of all to fight to the very bitter end, for our loved ones, with no glory, just the knowledge that we do what we must. How far would we go to save our children? As far as it takes. How many hours of vigilance? As many as it takes. At what point can we give up? Never.
Which leads me to the third point that is sticking with me. And it resonated deeply because I have been thinking the same thing. It is the issue of hope. Another man stood up during the Q & A and said he agreed with everything that Hedges says but wonders what Hedges could offer in the sense of hope because it's of no use if we fall into debilitating despair. Hedges answer surprised me and likely the audience that day. He said that he doesn't "share the culture's mania for hope." As a war correspondent for two decades, he saw indescribable horrors and the basest of humanity; that must knock the rose-coloured glasses off of even the most devoted wearer. No one is coming to save us. Not through technology, not through political leadership [see Part II of Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything, if you have any lingering hope for that].
Instead, he says the only salve is in the resistance itself. It reminded me of being in labour; all the hours waiting, with waves of pain coursing through our bodies. There is nothing we can do except endure. But then the time comes to push, and even though the pain is at its peak, at least you feel like you can DO something. And that helps, weirdly.
He also said that this resistance must be done with others because if we deal with all this knowledge alone, we will succumb to despair. And, he adds, he means REAL connections to others, in real life, not just electronically.
And in the spirit of resistance, I did something today and I encourage you to do likewise. I saw a great IKEA ad on YouTube that actually did a social experiment in one of its stores. It raised the heat to 4 degrees hotter than [I'm assuming] the outside temperature. The customers were agitated and sweaty, asking workers if the heat was on in the store. But then it was revealed that this was what a 4 degree global rise in temperature would feel like. I thought 'kudos, IKEA!' and sent them the following email:
"Hi! I just saw your ad about Climate Change and I wanted to say AWESOME!! I'm glad to see that your company is raising awareness about the existential crisis we all face. I would also like to offer you a challenge. Your restaurants are renowned especially for your meatballs, but the reality is, animal agriculture has the greatest impact on global warming. In fact, it beats out fossil fuel use. There are many studies showing the statistics and what an impact it would have if IKEA led the way in switching their menu to a much healthier, humane and sustainable plant-based one. You would truly be a trail-blazer, and it would be much cheaper for you as well. There are so many fantastic substitutes for animal based favourites, a transition would be completely feasible. In the meantime, perhaps you could start offering a variety of plant-based options because many of us have already transitioned to plant-based and would very much like to support your efforts!!"
It was a small gesture, but it was something. I'm going to try to do something like this a couple times a week and I encourage you to do the same. No one is coming, so we must take action, even if it seems small.
A fool's hope, indeed. But what other choice to we have?
Till next time, my fellow hobbits,
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Factoring game design
Four kinds of things that go into a videogame
A common way of looking at videogames is the mechanics-dynamics-aesthetic factoring [pdf]: videogames are systems of mechanics (rules, algorithms, data) that, when run in conjunction with player input, produce gameplay dynamics, which in turn produces an aesthetic experience.
That describes how we get from the videogame itself—the code and content sitting on a computer or in a cartridge somewhere—to the dynamic results of the game actually being played, and ultimately to the aesthetic responses players have to that gameplay. But can we say anything more specific about that stuff that makes up the game, rather than treating it as an amorphous sea of mechanics?
This essay argues yes: videogames are made up of abstract mechanics, concrete representation, thematic elements, and input mappings.
I'll use the 1983 arcade game Tapper as a running example, because it's pretty simple yet clearly exhibits all four aspects. In Tapper, the player is a bartender who fills up mugs of beer, and serves customers by sliding the beers down one of several bars. The customers move along the bars towards the bartender; serving a customer pushes him back towards the door. The goal is to push the customers out of the bar without letting any reach the bartender.
Abstract mechanics
A game's abstract mechanics specify abstract game state and how that state evolves over time, both autonomously and in response to player interaction. In a typical arcade game, abstract state includes things such as time limits, health levels, powerup status, and so on: anything that is conceptually part of game state, but doesn't make concrete commitments to things like graphics engines, physics engines, on-screen display, etc. One way of thinking about how to strip a game down to its abstract mechanics is to think about what elements you'd put into a board-game or card-game version of the game.
In Tapper, the abstract mechanics are those of an order-fulfillment game: There are requesters (here, bar customers) who want certain items (beers) within certain time limits. There are sources for the player to get those items from (beer taps), and a way for the player to ferry the items between the sources and the requesters (sliding them down the bar). The abstract mechanics of an order-fulfillment game like Tapper are rules about requesters, sources, requested items, the progression of time, and the relationships between each. Changing the game at the abstract-mechanics level involves changing one of these aspects or their relationships; for example, we could make a Tapper variant with no time limits, or a variant where the sources run out of items after a certain number of retrievals, requiring the player to do something to restore the item source (tap runs out of beer, and player has to change the keg to get more beer).
Concrete representation
A game's concrete representation is how the game state actually is shown to the player, usually with audiovisual elements. A time limit, for example, might be represented with a literal clock on screen, or by the position of an object on screen, or even by the tempo of the music. The player's abstract position in a game world might be represented by telling them textually where they are (as in a text-adventure game); or by a sprite on a 2d, top-down-view map; or indirectly by showing the player their first-person view in a 3d game engine.
In Tapper, the abstract time limit within which an order request must be serviced is represented concretely by the customer's position along the bar: their distance from the player's end of the bar represents the time left to serve them. Serving a customer is represented by sliding a beer down the bar.
Concrete representations can have their own associated concrete mechanics: things like collision detection, movement trajectories, and so on. In Tapper, these are fairly minimal, but in a 3d first-person shooter the concrete mechanics specified by the physics engine might make up a fairly large part of the gameplay. Even in a game like Zelda, the concrete mechanics enforce things like which tiles the player can step onto, when something counts as having hit the player, and so on. The concrete and abstract mechanics interact: collisions in a concrete physics engine might cause the player's abstract health state to decrease; and abstract state like "can walk through walls" would in turn modify whether the physics engine enforces certain kinds of collision detection.
Thematic elements
Thematic elements are the real-world references a game makes. In Tapper, these are all clearly about being a bartender, filling up beer mugs from taps, and serving them to patrons sitting at bars. These elements have an effect because a player recognizes them as references to something they know from outside videogames. One way to think about what role thematic elements play is to imagine the same abstract mechanics, represented using the same concrete representation strategies, but with generic placeholder graphics: a version of Tapper where the player is a large oval, slinging triangles towards waiting squares that slowly move towards the player as their time limits count down.
Replacing a game's thematic elements without making significant changes to either its abstract mechanics or their concrete representations is called reskinning, and is a common way of modifying games, especially for user-made modifications. Adding references to recent events to an otherwise fairly standard game is also one way of making newsgames.
Input mappings
Finally, for a game to be a game, it needs player input. Input mappings (or control mappings) describe the relationships between the physical player input, such as button presses and joystick movement, and modification of game state.
In Tapper, pressing a button at the tap begins filling a mug; releasing the button stops filling it and, if the mug is full, automatically slides it down the bar. The game could be significantly changed just by making small changes to these mappings, without changing any of the other mechanics of the game. For example, if sliding the beer down the bar was initiated with a separate button press, instead of automatically happening when the player released the button after filling, the player could fill up a beer at one tap, then notice that another patron was getting too close, and walk over to serve them instead of the customer they were initially planning to serve. Nothing in the mechanics makes this impossible, but the input mappings make it so the player can't actually make that happen.
In simulation games, to choose another example, input mappings often fundamentally define what kind of gameplay is supported. A simulation with abstract mechanics, concrete representations, and thematic elements, but no input mappings, would be a non-game simulation, like those used for simulating weather or various engineering models. How exactly the player gets to intervene in the simulation defines what kind of game it is. Can they start clicking on elements of the simulation world arbitrarily and directly change them, SimCity style? Or do they click on and control characters within the simulation, which in turn change other elements, like Dungeon Keeper? Or does the player only control one character in the world and have to influence the simulation that way, like in some sports games?
Of course, it is not a requirement that all games equally emphasize all four aspects. In chess, the thematic content and concrete representation are of minimal importance; designing interesting chess variants would focus on the abstract game mechanics. A first-person shooter, on the other hand, puts large emphasis on the game's concrete representation and concrete mechanics (3d graphics and physics). A newsgame commenting on a recent event, or a political game designed to persuade you of a particular position, puts a large focus on the thematic elements. And, some arcade games put strong emphasis on the precise timing and cadence of the input mappings.
This analysis was co-written with Michael Mateas, and versions were published more formally as part of three papers: "Towards automated game design" (2007), "An interactive game-design assistant" (2008), and "Recombinable game mechanics for automated design support" (2008). Those papers also explain why we want this factoring in the first place: because we've been thinking about how to organize and structure mechanics in AI-based design tools, and in particular about the axes along which you can design game variants.
Responses and follow-ups:
In an intriguing comment attached to Ian Bogost's article "The Proceduralist Style" at Gamasutra, Adam Smith suggests that this four-part factoring could be used to think about four possible styles of art games, each of which would focus on one of these factors as the main way of making the designer's point.
In their talk at GDC 2010, the team behind the indie game Osmos factored game design into three components: audiovisual elements, input, and the underlying rule system. Tantalizingly similar! They don't discuss thematic elements, but it's clear they paid a good deal attention to them anyway, with Osmos's ambiguous space/cellular thematic elements setting much of its mood. The main difference is that they only classify pure "polish" type graphics under audiovisual elements, like particle-system effects and textures. They put concrete mechanics that affect gameplay, like physics, into the rule-system bucket along with abstract mechanics, while I prefer to separate mechanics that are closely tied to a particular visual representation (like collisions and movement) from more abstract mechanics (like order-fulfillment or health levels). But in their case, Osmos's physics system pretty much is the rule system, so separating them may not make much sense.
Mark J. Nelson, 2008-04-01.
Comments welcome: mjn@anadrome.org
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Q: XSLT Attribute Matching With Namespaces I can not find a good explanation for why the second example here works but the first does not:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"
    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    exclude-result-prefixes="xsd"
    version="2.0">

  <xsl:template match="/">

    <xsl:value-of select="/wsdl:definitions/wsdl:message[@name = $messageName]"/>
    <xsl:value-of select="/wsdl:definitions/wsdl:message/@name[. = $messageName]"/>

  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

The context is finding a specific named message in a WSDL document. I suspect it has something to do with namespacing just about everything that trips me up badly with XSLT is but I do not understand why?
could someone shine a light on this for me I don't like experimenting to get a solution as it does not lead to understanding.
the relevent sections of the WSDL are:
<definitions xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">

   <message name="retrieveCustomerYtdResponse">
      <part name="parameter"/>
   </message>
   <message name="retrieveCustomerYtdRequest"/>

</definitions>

A: There is no any issue about namespaces. Both expressions are correct and produce the expected result.
Assuming (at least) a context template for the instructions, with the first instruction you are trying to print the text nodes descendant of wsdl:message with given @name. Nothing will be printed out as no text inside that element.
The second instruction will print the value of @name. That's correct.

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19 of the 23 accused for the diversion of public funds during the Pope's visit to Valencia in 2006
The leaders of the plot Gürtel, Francisco Correa and Pablo Crespo, receive the greatest penaltiesFrom left to right, Álvaro Pérez, Francisco Correa and Pablo Crespo, in the first session of the trial for the hiring of a company from the Gürtel plot for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Valencia in 2006. Pool / Europa Press The National Court has sentenced 19 of the 23 defendants to sentences of up to 15 years and five months in prison for the illegal award to a company of the Gürtel plot of
From left to right, Álvaro Pérez, Francisco Correa and Pablo Crespo, in the first session of the trial for the hiring of a company from the Gürtel plot for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Valencia in 2006. Pool / Europa Press
The National Court has sentenced 19 of the 23 defendants to sentences of up to 15 years and five months in prison for the illegal award to a company of the Gürtel plot of the contract to supply video screens and sound and public address equipment for acts by the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Valencia in July 2006. The highest penalties have fallen on the head of the corruption network, Francisco Correa (13 years and 7 months) and his lieutenant, Pablo Crespo (15 years and 5 months) ).
The also member of the plot, Álvaro Pérez,
El Bigotes
and the former director of Radio Televisión Valenciana (RTVV) Pedro García Gimeno have been sentenced to 6 years and 9 months, while José Luis Martínez Parra, vice president of the company Teconsa, a key player in the fraud by having served as a screen, was sentenced has imposed an 11 years and 7 months.
The rest of the defendants have been sentenced to sentences ranging from eight months in prison to which Jacobo Gordon was sentenced to three years under Francisco Javier Arnuncio.
The court has acquitted two of the defendants, Noemí Márquez and Alexandra Andrea Benesovsky, for whom the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office already withdrew the accusation during the trial.
Two other defendants, Juan Cotino and Luis Sabater Balaguer, died, thus terminating their criminal responsibility.
The judgment agrees to apply the highly qualified mitigation of undue delay, since 14 years have elapsed since the date of the events and 12 years since the cause began.
In addition, it has also been applied to some accused for reparation of the damage and for confession: of the 22 accused, 11 acknowledged the facts.
The ruling considers it proven that the general director of the RTVV directly awarded Teconsa, a company brought by Francisco Correa's group of companies, the contract to supply video screens and sound equipment for the Pope's visit to Valencia in July 2006 "with a clear purpose of illicit enrichment" for 6,460,000 euros (7,493,600 euros with VAT), an amount that, according to police reports, was double the real.
In the fraud, the ruling highlights, public employees of the Valencian radio and television participated "and the essential procedures were pre-dated in order to give the appearance of illegality and incurring the elaboration in successive infractions of the administrative regulations".
Later, Teconsa sent the money to different beneficiaries through a network of fictitious and irregular invoices.
The ruling considers it proven that the award was illegal, and that the leaders of the Gürtel plot and the general director of the Valencian radio television, García Gimeno, agreed to the award and then drew up the tender dossier to try to provide legal cover for the fraud.
For the court, the facts constituted crimes of bribery, prevarication, fraud against the Public Administration, embezzlement, falsification in official and commercial documents, money laundering and against the Public Treasury.
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Q: Read a line from a text file and interpret the character it's on? I want to read one line of a text file, one character at a time. I figure it'd be something like this:
string[] acct = File.ReadAllLines(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + @"\Accts.txt");
for (int i = 0; i >= acct[line].Length; i++)
{

}

But I don't know what goes in the for loop. I want to read each character, and if it's a specific character have it do something else.

A: It's unclear what you're trying to achieve here, as we don't know what line is, but your for loop condition is the wrong way round to start with. You can use:
for (int i = 0; i < acct[line].Length; i++)
{
    char c = acct[line][i];
    ...
}

But unless you need the index, I'd use:
foreach (char c in acct[line])
{
    ...
}

... and unless you need the index of the line, I'd use foreach for the lines as well.
I probably wouldn't even read them all into memory at the same time unless you really need to:
string directory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
string path = Path.Combine(directory, "Accts.txt");
foreach (string line in File.ReadLines(path))
{
    foreach (char c in line)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

You may well want to split your code up to make it easier to read, however - write a method to process a single line, so you'd have:
string directory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
string path = Path.Combine(directory, "Accts.txt");
foreach (string line in File.ReadLines(path))
{
    ProcessLine(line);
}

...

void ProcessLine(string line)
{
    // Do whatever in here
}

This would be much easier to test, as well - as you don't need to read a file to test the handling of a single line.

A: We don't know what line is on here but since you can use string in foreach lopp you can do;
for (int i = 0; i < acct[line].Length; i++)
{
    foreach(char c in line)
    {
        if(c is specific character)
        {
           //Do something
        }
    }
}

A: var chars = File.ReadLines(path).SelectMany(x => x);
foreach(char c in chars)
{
    //tada
}


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USS PC-451 und USS PC-452 (später USS Castine (IX-211)) waren zwei experimentelle U-Jagd-Boot-Prototypen der United States Navy, die ab 1938 von  DeFoe Boat and Motor Works (Bay City, Michigan) im Rahmen des Experimental Small Craft Program entwickelt und 1939 bis 1941 gebaut wurden. Diese sogenannten X-Boats stellten die Grundlage für die erfolgreiche spätere PC-461-Klasse dar.

PC-451
Mit dem Bau von PC-451 wurde bei DeFoe Ende September 1939 unter der Bezeichnung Hull No.166 begonnen. Am 23. Mai 1940 fand der Stapellauf des dieselelektrisch angetriebenen Bootes statt; im August 1940 wurde USS PC-451 dann von der Navy in Dienst gestellt. Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges folgten Einsätze an der US-Ostküste. Anfang Dezember 1945 wurde das Boot schließlich außer Dienst gestellt und im Januar 1947 an die Maritime Commission zur Entsorgung übergeben.

PC-452
Mit dem Bau des zweiten Prototyps wurde im März 1940 als Hull No. 167 begonnen. Erst am 23. August 1941 fand der Stapellauf statt. Im Gegensatz zum dieselelektrischen Vorgängermodell wurde die PC-452 in der Philadelphia Navy Yard mit Dampfkesseln ausgerüstet und für Dampfturbinentests genutzt. Im Juli 1943 wurde das Boot schließlich als USS PC-452 doch noch in Dienst gestellt. Im März 1945 folgte eine Umrüstung zum unbewaffneten, antriebslosen Hilfsschiff USS Castine (IX-211), benannt nach der Kleinstadt Castine in Maine. Nach Kriegsende wurde PC-452 wie auch der Vorgänger durch die Maritime Commission entsorgt.

Weblinks
 NavSource: PC-451
 NavSource: PC-452 / Castine (IX 211)
 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Castine II

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Prague is this year's forest city
Sugar Mizzy May 19, 2021
Yesterday, the capital won the European Forest City Award 2021. The European Forestry Institute thus praised the expansion of the Prague Forest Fund and the care for the environment. The award-winning institute brings together representatives of forest research, industry, forest owners and international forest management organizations. Last year, the award went to Bonn, Germany, and in 2019 to Aberdeen, Scotland.
"I really appreciate the 'Prague City of the Forest' awards. He confirms that we are on the right track and that we are succeeding in fulfilling our promise – to plant one million trees in eight years. We have already planted 370,000 of them and we are continuing betting, "commented the mayor of the capital. m Prague Zdeněk Hřib.
City and government officials publicly support climate commitments. Among other things, the Prague City Council approved the main climate plan of the capital. m of Prague by 2030, in which there are a number of measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Prague is establishing new forest stands on agricultural land.
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"I am convinced of the need of all citizens in the climate change debate. It is important to ensure that they take an active part in positive change. On the one hand, opinion polls show that the public cares about the environment and is interested in improving, but on the other hand, there is still a danger that the issue will not be conceivable concretely and effectively, will remain too abstract and clearly defined next steps, and topics, "said Petr Hlubuček, Deputy Mayor of the City of Prague, at the award ceremony on Tuesday. m of Prague for the environment.
"Trees in the city have an irreplaceable role, especially for the city's adaptation to climate change. In the place where they grow, it creates a more comfortable microclimate by providing a shade that lowers the sensory temperature, as well as evaporation of water, thus cooling the environment as a natural air conditioner, as well as cleaning the air from pollutants. Forests and parks thus play an irreplaceable role in the daily life of Praguers, "describes Hlubuček.
The future forest in Holyna. / In 2019, the Prague Forests expanded by 356,000 seedlings planted by the city's contributory organization The Forests of the Capital City of Prague (LHMP). In addition to the existing stands, it was planted in newly emerging forests, for example in Běchovice, Satalice, Holyni or Jinonice. The vast majority of seedlings were deciduous trees, coniferous about a tenth. Oaks are planted the most. The city owns about 2912 hectares of forests.
In 2019, Prague made a climate commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 45% by 2030 (compared to 2010) and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The city has also set up a Commission for Sustainable Energy and Climate, which has prepared a comprehensive climate plan for the capital. m of Prague by 2030, which was recently approved by the City Council. This strategy paper removes 69 concrete measures, projects and opportunities to meet the climate commitment. Prague also supports the European Green Agreement, the so-called European Green Agreement.
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Polish: habitational name for someone from Zator near Oswiecim in southern Poland. The word zator denotes a place where a river became blocked by ice in winter.
Where is the Zatorski family from?
You can see how Zatorski families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Zatorski family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 8 Zatorski families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 19% of all the recorded Zatorski's in the USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Zatorski families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Zatorski surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Zatorski ancestors do for a living?
Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Zatorski ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.
What Zatorski family records will you find?
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Zatorski. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Zatorski census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Zatorski. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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You've only scratched the surface of Zatorski family history.
What is the average Zatorski lifespan?
Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Zatorski life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Zatorski in 1962 was 76, and 85 in 2004.
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Zatorski ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.


A new month begins, so here's a look back at what appeared on this blog during the last one.
I should read non-fiction more often, and I'd love it to all be as good as The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot's wide-ranging account of how one woman's cancer cells became, unbeknownst to her family, a key tool in modern medical science. It was the best book I read in February.
… and my blogging of Volume I of The Oxford Library of Classic English Short Stories continued.
My list of notable books for February.
The Firetstation Book Swap goes to the London Review Bookshop.
Bookish television: Faulks on Fiction and Birth of the British Novel.
Behind the scenes at The TV Book Club.
Clarke Award submissions and shortlist prediction.
Diversity and the Culture Show's twelve new novelists.


Home / Health / How Safe is this Supplement?
No doubt you've heard about Garcinia Cambogia, another "miracle weight loss supplement" popularized by Doctor Oz. Also called the Malabar tamarind, GC is a tropical fruit (pictured below) that grows in Southeast Asia said to aid weight loss in several ways, including a reduction in appetite and an increase in metabolism.
Are these claims true? And more importantly, is GC safe? Keep reading to learn more about this mysterious weight loss fad.
The active ingredient in GC is hydroxycitric acid (HCA), an organic acid found in the fruit's rind. Studies show that HCA can curb appetite (by raising the brain's level of serotonin) and boost fat-burning. HCA also blocks citrate lyase, an enzyme your body uses to produce fat.
Hydroxycitric acid has been known to produce negative effects when combined with other medications and conditions. We will elaborate on these dangers below.
In regards to actual weight loss, results are not impressive. According to a study published in the Journal of Obesity, participants who took GC pills lost only 2 more pounds than those who didn't. All participants followed a low-calorie diet and an exercise program.
Remember, dietary supplements do not have to be approved by the FDA before they appear on shelves. Furthermore, supplements can basically claim whatever they want as long as they include a disclaimer stating that the claims have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Is GC Safe for Teenagers?
In an era in which teen obesity is on the rise, it's not uncommon for kids in this age group to seek quick fixes to weight loss. Plus, we know how teens are attracted to fads of any kind. There are lots of reasons a teen would choose CG. First of all, taking a pill is easier than going to the gym or changing your diet. Pills are also attractive to teens wishing to hide their weight and body concerns from family and friends.
When a teen wants to lose weight, it's important to determine the reason. Is he or she actually overweight? Or is it that the teen wants to look like the people he or she sees in the magazines? Remember that you don't have to reach a certain weight on the scale or a certain size to be healthy.
The biggest concern here is to make sure you're getting a pure product, and not one that's full of fillers. And just because you are taking a weight loss supplement doesn't mean that you don't have to exercise. Speak with friends and family about improving diet and exercising more frequently. You'll be surprised how many of them want to join you!
There are doctors out there who advise teens not to take GC, and although they may be a minority, their claims are serious. GC can cause liver failure, says Dr. Robert Rahimi, a Texas hepatologist. He reminds us that GC was an ingredient in Hydroxycut, a supplement that was removed from the market after several deaths occurred. Rahimi says that he sees multiple patients each month who show abnormal liver tests after taking GC.
Dr. Olivia Liao, an ophthalmologist in Massachusetts, says that more data is required before we can determine the supplement's safety.
Is GC Safe During Pregnancy?
Why would a pregnant woman seek to lose weight? Since she can't engage in normal exercise during a large portion of the pregnancy, previously fit women may feel uncomfortable and embarrassed with the weight they may be gaining in other parts of the body from the sedentary lifestyle that may accompany pregnancy. A diet pill is attractive to pregnant women because it's easy and they won't have to engage in any sort of exercise that may be uncomfortable, dangerous, or even impossible while pregnant.
Sources agree that pregnant or nursing women should not take this supplement. Since GC suppresses one's appetite, a baby might be starving to death and the woman would never know it. Fat is vital for a developing fetus.
HCA can travel through breast milk, and you definitely don't want to be sending an appetite suppressant to an infant! Quality milk is essential for healthy growth. Eating less and/or taking diet supplements is not recommended while breastfeeding.
Let's face it: looking "hot" is not the goal of pregnancy; having a healthy baby is! Leave the dieting and weight loss goals for afterwards.
Is GC suitable for Diabetics?
Since weight loss is often a prerogative for diabetics, I wanted to discuss the relationship between CG and blood sugar. The exotic fruit tends to make it easier for the human body to use glucose. Glucose is a sugar that acts as fuel for your cells.
Those with Type 2 Diabetes (but not Type 1) may benefit from this tropical fruit.
Diabetics are particularly interested in this weight loss option after studies showed that mice taking GC showed lower insulin levels. This sounds great, but can be potentially dangerous. Taking CG with medication aimed to regulate blood sugar could result in dangerously low glucose levels.
Keep in mind that GC does not interact well with most diabetes medications including insulin and pills. With two different things trying to control blood sugar, a diabetic could end up with hypoglycemia.
Ask your doctor about taking Garcinia Cambogia as a diabetic.
As advertised, this exotic fruit can help you improve on that bad cholesterol level while you drop pounds. Indeed, the fruit has been shown to lower triglycerides and LDL and raise HDL. However, only take CG if you aren't already taking cholesterol medication.
DO NOT take GC if you suffer from Alzheimer's or another type of dementia. GC affects the level of serotonin in the brain. Those with dementia should avoid GC due to the possibility of acetylcholine forming in the brain. Plus, HCA can make dementia worse.
Study results are mixed and the potential for harm is high when taking in combination with other medications. More research is necessary before we know for sure that Garcinia Cambogia is effective and safe for long-term use. I would advise anyone thinking about trying GC to speak with a doctor beforehand. If you are seriously trying to lose weight, your money would be better spent on a dietician and/or personal trainer.
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Next week Madrid Popfest 2016 is happening. In the meantime the Festival Sampler is ready and can be found at Bandcamp. We have contributed "At 45 rpm" which is one song of our last album "Never Grow Up" which is still available at shelflife records.
Brideshead can't wait to visit Madrid and be on stage! Only 8 days left!


I actually thought I'd long since posted the first of these, as it's been done for ages, but apparently I hadn't, so here's two, but not the two I'd planned on posting. I'd been gonna do the two facing pages of the second page all at once so I'd be consistent with which colors I used. I did a bunch of skin tones (and kept missing entire, like, torsos, which, just, wut? I was looking SO CAREFULLY, and still missing them!) and hair (ditto missing them) but then got drawn into leaves and wolves and things and finished up one page without the other being more than a quarter done.
I loooooooove the coloring. You said 'professionalism' and now I'm like "she could be a colorist!!!"


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Q: How do I interpret this set builder notation into English terms? How would I interpret this set builder notation into English terms?

If $A_\alpha$ is a set for every $\alpha$ in some index set $I\ne\emptyset$,$$\begin{align}\bigcup_{\alpha\in I}A_\alpha&=\{x\::\:x\in A_\alpha\text{ for at least one set}A_\alpha\text{ with }\alpha\in I\}\\\bigcap_{\alpha\in I}A_\alpha&=\{x\::\:x\in A_\alpha\text{ for every set }A_\alpha\text{ with }\alpha\in I\}.\end{align}$$

I thought of saying something similar to,"The Set of All $x$ in $A$ for at least one set $A$ with the set of all $a$ in $I$.", but that doesn't sound correct

A: Your examples are already partly in English, as opposed to definitions such as$$\bigcup_{\alpha\in I}A_\alpha=\{x\::\:\exists\alpha\in I(x\in A_\alpha)\},\,\bigcap_{\alpha\in I}A_\alpha=\{x\::\:\forall\alpha\in I(x\in A_\alpha)\}.$$But it's a spectrum. So if we try to go even further, I'd translate them respectively as:

*

*The union of some sets (in this case the $A_\alpha$) is the set of things that are elements of at least one of them;

*The intersection of some sets is the set of things that are elements of all of them.


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// Copyright 2016-2020 The Libsacloud Authors
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

package api

/************************************************
  generated by IDE. for [ArchiveAPI]
************************************************/

import (
	"github.com/sacloud/libsacloud/sacloud"
)

/************************************************
   To support fluent interface for Find()
************************************************/

// Reset 検索条件リセット
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Reset() *ArchiveAPI {
	api.reset()
	return api
}

// Offset オフセット
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Offset(offset int) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.offset(offset)
	return api
}

// Limit リミット
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Limit(limit int) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.limit(limit)
	return api
}

// Include 取得する項目
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Include(key string) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.include(key)
	return api
}

// Exclude 除外する項目
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Exclude(key string) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.exclude(key)
	return api
}

// FilterBy 任意項目でのフィルタ(部分一致)
func (api *ArchiveAPI) FilterBy(key string, value interface{}) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.filterBy(key, value, false)
	return api
}

// FilterMultiBy 任意項目でのフィルタ(完全一致 OR条件)
func (api *ArchiveAPI) FilterMultiBy(key string, value interface{}) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.filterBy(key, value, true)
	return api
}

// WithNameLike 名称条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) WithNameLike(name string) *ArchiveAPI {
	return api.FilterBy("Name", name)
}

// WithTag タグ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) WithTag(tag string) *ArchiveAPI {
	return api.FilterBy("Tags.Name", tag)
}

// WithTags タグ(複数)条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) WithTags(tags []string) *ArchiveAPI {
	return api.FilterBy("Tags.Name", []interface{}{tags})
}

// WithSizeGib アーカイブサイズ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) WithSizeGib(size int) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.FilterBy("SizeMB", size*1024)
	return api
}

// WithSharedScope 共有スコープ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) WithSharedScope() *ArchiveAPI {
	api.FilterBy("Scope", "shared")
	return api
}

// WithUserScope ユーザースコープ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) WithUserScope() *ArchiveAPI {
	api.FilterBy("Scope", "user")
	return api
}

// SortBy 任意項目でのソート指定
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SortBy(key string, reverse bool) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.sortBy(key, reverse)
	return api
}

// SortByName 名称でのソート
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SortByName(reverse bool) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.sortByName(reverse)
	return api
}

// SortBySize サイズでのソート
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SortBySize(reverse bool) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.sortBy("SizeMB", reverse)
	return api
}

/************************************************
   To support Setxxx interfaces for Find()
************************************************/

// SetEmpty 検索条件リセット
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetEmpty() {
	api.reset()
}

// SetOffset オフセット
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetOffset(offset int) {
	api.offset(offset)
}

// SetLimit リミット
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetLimit(limit int) {
	api.limit(limit)
}

// SetInclude 取得する項目
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetInclude(key string) {
	api.include(key)
}

// SetExclude 除外する項目
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetExclude(key string) {
	api.exclude(key)
}

// SetFilterBy 任意項目でのフィルタ(部分一致)
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetFilterBy(key string, value interface{}) {
	api.filterBy(key, value, false)
}

// SetFilterMultiBy 任意項目でのフィルタ(完全一致 OR条件)
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetFilterMultiBy(key string, value interface{}) {
	api.filterBy(key, value, true)
}

// SetNameLike 名称条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetNameLike(name string) {
	api.FilterBy("Name", name)
}

// SetTag タグ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetTag(tag string) {
	api.FilterBy("Tags.Name", tag)
}

// SetTags タグ(複数)条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetTags(tags []string) {
	api.FilterBy("Tags.Name", []interface{}{tags})
}

// SetSizeGib アーカイブサイズ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetSizeGib(size int) {
	api.FilterBy("SizeMB", size*1024)
}

// SetSharedScope 共有スコープ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetSharedScope() {
	api.FilterBy("Scope", "shared")
}

// SetUserScope ユーザースコープ条件
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetUserScope() {
	api.FilterBy("Scope", "user")
}

// SetSortBy 任意項目でのソート指定
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetSortBy(key string, reverse bool) {
	api.sortBy(key, reverse)
}

// SetSortByName 名称でのソート
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetSortByName(reverse bool) {
	api.sortByName(reverse)
}

// SetSortBySize サイズでのソート
func (api *ArchiveAPI) SetSortBySize(reverse bool) {
	api.sortBy("SizeMB", reverse)
}

/************************************************
  To support CRUD(Create/Read/Update/Delete)
************************************************/

// Create 新規作成
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Create(value *sacloud.Archive) (*sacloud.Archive, error) {
	return api.request(func(res *sacloud.Response) error {
		return api.create(api.createRequest(value), res)
	})
}

// Read 読み取り
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Read(id sacloud.ID) (*sacloud.Archive, error) {
	return api.request(func(res *sacloud.Response) error {
		return api.read(id, nil, res)
	})
}

// Update 更新
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Update(id sacloud.ID, value *sacloud.Archive) (*sacloud.Archive, error) {
	return api.request(func(res *sacloud.Response) error {
		return api.update(id, api.createRequest(value), res)
	})
}

// Delete 削除
func (api *ArchiveAPI) Delete(id sacloud.ID) (*sacloud.Archive, error) {
	return api.request(func(res *sacloud.Response) error {
		return api.delete(id, nil, res)
	})
}

// New 作成用パラメータ作成
func (api *ArchiveAPI) New() *sacloud.Archive {
	return &sacloud.Archive{}
}

/************************************************
  Inner functions
************************************************/

func (api *ArchiveAPI) setStateValue(setFunc func(*sacloud.Request)) *ArchiveAPI {
	api.baseAPI.setStateValue(setFunc)
	return api
}

func (api *ArchiveAPI) request(f func(*sacloud.Response) error) (*sacloud.Archive, error) {
	res := &sacloud.Response{}
	err := f(res)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return res.Archive, nil
}

func (api *ArchiveAPI) createRequest(value *sacloud.Archive) *sacloud.Request {
	req := &sacloud.Request{}
	req.Archive = value
	return req
}


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Community January 8, 2022
National Charity League Hosts Debutante Ball
First published in the Jan. 6 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. The 56th annual Debutante Ball for the San Marino Area Chapter of National Charity League, which recognized 27 women from the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021, was held recently at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Pictured are Isabella Giardina (front, from left), Grace Davis, Emma Cates, Margaret Saldebar, Lauren Ginn, Mackenzie Dawes, Leia Sun and Ella Graham. Middle: Katrina Khonsari, MaryJane Ary, Reese Chapman, Lily Snaer, Amelia Loewel, Katherine Collins, Anna Moller, Charlotte Sohl, Hailey Yoo, Blake Pak and Skyler Pak. Back: Erin Hill, Alina Sanok, Peyton Talt, Anne Pascale, Thayer Talt, Clancy Karr and Leily Rossi. Not pictured: Nicola Iannelli. See additional photos, page 6.
Community December 24, 2021
Wetzel's Pretzels Will Be Cruisin' in the Rose Parade
First published in the Dec. 16 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. Pasadena-based brand Wetzel's Pretzels will be cruisin' into 2022 with its inaugural float entry — "California Cruisin'" — in the 2022 Rose Parade. Through its debut, the hometown brand will celebrate its rich heritage while joining a New Year's Day tradition cherished by millions of families worldwide.The brand's float "shares Wetzel's fun, light-hearted spirit and cool, SoCal vibes that inspire its fresh take on soft pretzels," according to a company statement. "Combining a classic California road trip and beach party, the float features a custom-painted convertible that's cruisin' to the upbeat tunes pulsing from a boom box, with surfboards in tow. Palm trees, 'gram-worthy' snacks and iconic road signs — Route 66 and Pacific Coast Highway's Route 1 among them — round out the scene. Partnering with Artistic Entertainment Services, the float will be constructed using hundreds of thousands of florals and natural materials in its design.
Wetzel's Pretzels Ranks in Top 400 Franchises
First published in the Dec. 16 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. Wetzel's Pretzels, started nearly three decades ago by Bill Phelps and Rick Wetzel, has earned a spot as one of the top franchise concepts in the United States.
Wells Fargo Keeps L.A. County Businesses Resilient
First published in the Dec. 16 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. By Angela Yim-SullivanWells Fargo Commercial Banking Over the course of the pandemic, Wells Fargo has been connecting with small and large businesses to help them navigate a new normal.This includes helping business owners understand their financing options and adjust business plans due to recent supply chain constraints.
San Marino League Gets Festive at Holiday Party
First published in the Dec. 16 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. Photos by Larissa Althouse / San Marino Tribune Everyone was in a festive mood as members of the San Marino League recently gathered at their annual holiday party at a landmark Pasadena venue.Along with dinner, guests enjoyed a concert by the La Cañada High School Choir.San Marino League President Susan Feinberg expressed her gratitude for the event that was missed last year due to the pandemic."We are happy to be together, in-person to celebrate the holidays," Feinberg said.
'Little Paul' to Be Remembered Through Memorial Fund
First published in the Dec. 16 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. He was referred to as the "mayor of San Marino" during the 60 years he spent in this city, and now, friends and family members are remembering Paul Elieff through donations to a memorial fund that has been established in his memory.Elieff died on Oct. 19, leaving the community in shock and the city of San Marino a decidedly less friendly place, according to those familiar with the beloved figure.The subsequent outpouring of affection has resulted in the "Little Paul" Elieff Memorial Project Fund, which has collected donations since shortly after his passing. Already, more than $26,000 has been collected in memory of "Little Paul," as he was known, according to Dennis Kneier, Elieff's neighbor for almost 40 years and the treasurer of the fundraising effort.
Finding New Hope in an Old Story
First published in the Dec. 16 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. By Rev. Jessica Vaughan LowerSpecial to the Tribune Nearly every family who celebrates the Christmas season has cherished traditions this time of year.Some of them revolve around food, some of them include going to the Nutcracker, and nearly all of them include decorating.We have traditions like this in our family, too, including a tradition to methodically work through every Christmas movie we have time to watch between the Friday following Thanksgiving and Boxing Day, the day after Christmas.Everyone in our family has a different favorite movie, sometimes a different favorite depending on the year. Our Christmas movie staples include "Home Alone," "Elf," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and — of course — "A Christmas Story." As a result, we can quote dozens of lines from various Christmas movies at random moments throughout the holiday season. All of us can repeat the plots of these movies in our sleep.
First published in the Dec. 9 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. By Dia DuVernetPresident/CEO, Pasadena Humane Fourteen-year-old Bonnie was turned into the shelter just after Thanksgiving last year.Sadly, the gray and white cat's owner was no longer able to care for her and made the hard decision to surrender Bonnie to Pasadena Humane.
San Marino Rotary December 15, 2021
Rotary's Barth Scholarship Applications Now Available
First published in the Dec. 9 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. For the fourth year in a row, four San Marino Rotary Barth Scholarships will be available to graduating seniors from San Marino High School and Southwestern Academy.The scholarship is named for Rotarian Andy Barth, who has long supported the work of San Marino Rotary Charities.Scholarships are awarded to seniors who are planning to attend a two-year, four-year or vocational school on a full-time basis. Each scholarship has a value of $2,500.
Rotary to Auction Painting at Fundraising Event
First published in the Dec. 9 print issue of the San Marino Tribune. The Rotary Club of San Marino's International Projects Committee will hold a special fundraising auction of a painting by internationally renowned artist Teodoro Anton Nieto today, Dec. 9.This work was donated by Laura and Franz Reinert, members of the Tijuana Independencia Rotary Club, to help the San Marino club raise funds for its international projects.